INTERNAL USE ONLY Agronomy Trial Manager Jacob Vossenkemper Career Opportunities at Pioneer Hi-Bred

INTERNAL USE ONLY 2 “Investments in Science” Pioneer and DuPont are making substantial investment in research and development 400 new scientists will be added in the remainder of 2010 and 2011 Molecular biologist Plant physiologist Statisticians: phenotypic analysis Entomologist Plant Breeders Many more……….. Agronomy Sciences and Product Advancement (Sales and Marketing) IMPACT leads Field Trial Managers Research Associates Agronomist Technical Product Managers

INTERNAL USE ONLY 3 Product Advancement and Characterization IMPACT Lead What is IMPACT? (Intensively Managed Product Advancement, Characterization and Training Trials) Responsible for……… On farm Corn hybrid and soybean variety testing activities Identify appropriate testing environments (not the best, the most appropriate for the region) Collaborate with producers to insure timely in season field activities Maintains, organizes and summarizes results of experiments

INTERNAL USE ONLY 4 Product Advancement and Characterization Qualifications and experience: Bachelor’s degree in an agriculture or scientific related field and minimum of 4 years of industry related experience Master’s degree in an agriculture or scientific related field and 0 to 2 years of industry related experience Experience in field testing, including planting and harvesting Relevant experience with scientific methodologies and how they apply to field testing Experience with product advancement procedures Excellent personal interaction skills required for fostering and enhancing a team building environment with a diverse group of individuals.

INTERNAL USE ONLY 5 Agronomy Sciences Field Trial Manger Strive to provide helpful management suggestions to our customers to assist them in making the greatest possible profit from our products Expected to be the technical problem solver in your area of study or specialization (My area of specialization being soil fertility and nutrient management)

INTERNAL USE ONLY 6 Agronomy Sciences (Field Trial Manager) How do we achieve this? Through on farm experimentation and demonstrations (small plot, field scale, strip trials) Highlight technology and techniques that improve agronomic practices as well as foster ideas of economic, trait and environmental sustainability Variable rate seeding Nutrient management (timing, placement, form) Row spacing (population x hi-bred x environment) Water and or drought management Optimize placement of Pioneer products and technologies Traits, and genetics Seed treatments New refuge concepts

INTERNAL USE ONLY 7 Technical Problem Solving: Example Magnesium Deficiency Low CEC soil High Potassium pH 6.4 – 6.8 Deficiency persisted in different levels of severity across appox 1000 acres The question: is this problem hi- bred specific Or is the deficiency just being expressed more severely in some hi-brid’s

INTERNAL USE ONLY 8 Mg S04 Treatment Check Mg S04 Treatment Check Mg S04 Treatment 600 ft ft ? Technical Problem Solving, New Canton, IL Mg SO4 (Epsom Salt) Trial 2010 Legend Mg SO4 Harvest Strips (1 header width) Check Harvest Strips (1 header width) Mg SO4 Application Rates = 20 lbs product diluted in 100 gallons water

INTERNAL USE ONLY 9 Technical Problem Solving Check Mg Treatment

INTERNAL USE ONLY 10 Highlighting Technology: Sensor Based N Recommendation

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INTERNAL USE ONLY 12 Row Spacing x Population x Hi-bred Heartland Business Unit 2010 Working with a number of equipment manufactures Northern, IL East Central, IL South West, IN

INTERNAL USE ONLY 13 Equidistant Plant Spacing Evaluation What we want! What we get!

INTERNAL USE ONLY 14 Equidistant plant spacing evaluation What we want! What we get! Planter# of Measurements Standard Deviation Planter Xn = Planter Yn =

INTERNAL USE ONLY 15 Agronomy Sciences Qualifications and experience: Field-research based Bachelors or Masters degree in Agronomy, Weed Science, Soil Science, Plant Pathology, or Entomology 2-4 years field research management experience with an agricultural company or university in conceiving, coordinating, executing, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting results from field research trials in writing and oral presentations is required Apply at: